kalloway @kalloway@fedibird.com

Alright, that is a brilliant Halloween decoration.

Hi there. Figured it is about time I make an #introduction post. I'm a 25-year-old college student majoring in English with a minor in Creative Writing. I'm hoping to get into the government after graduating. Also, I love progressive rock as my main genre of music. Unconventional music is well within something I'll listen as I find myself bored with the usual time signature. My main interests are 3d printing, music creation although I have no equipment as of yet, and gaming. Glad to meet any of those who read this and I have to say, I love a good conversation and I love discussion of diverse topics. Thank you for reading.

in hopes of helping a pal leave birdsite for good,

are there any instances that focus on k-pop and/or IRL women idol groups?

#kpop #idol

TL;DR: Penguin Random House has updated its copyright pages to prohibit the use of its books for AI training, making it the first major publisher to take this explicit stand. The new clause also emphasizes its exclusion from the EU's text and data mining exception, signaling a strong move against AI in publishing. https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273895/penguin-random-house-books-copyright-ai #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum [参照]

Become ungovernable. https://flic.kr/p/btfSNm

Someone said:

“Art Nouveau is when it looks made by elves.

Art Deco is when it looks made by dwarves.”

And after looking into it, I think they’re 100% correct.

#Art #Decoration

ムリナールと二アール家が好きです。 #ムリナール #ムリおじ #アークナイツ

If I'm having evening tea, I really need to get up and make it now-ish.

OTOH, this is the current state of my lap. My knee is thoroughly claimed as a chin rest.

Do you excel in statistics and love cats? Want to help us with a research study? Please contact Sebastiaan (bol@cowboycatranch.org). If you can help, authorship is guaranteed.

#statistics #stats #cats #science #research #PhD

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柿を収穫して干し柿にいたしました

向こうに上げてたゾーイちゃんらくがき #グラブル

なんか光の加減で浮いてるように見えるぬっこ

#ColoreTonFil #Colors 🌈

Using static websites for tiny archives: https://alexwlchan.net/2024/static-websites/?utm_source=mastodon

I wrote about how making small, hand-written HTML pages has taken over as the way I organise my local files. I get more metadata and filtering options than I do with the Finder, and the ongoing maintenance cost is essentially zero.

I’m using it for personal stuff, but this feels like a powerful tool for digital preservation more broadly.

HTML FTW 💪

Japanese Voice Actors Form Group Against Unauthorized Use of Generative AI

🔗 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-16/japanese-voice-actors-form-group-against-unauthorized-use-of-generative-ai/.216796

Bandai Namco Holdings is cutting its workforce after canceling several titles in the latest sign that rising costs and plateauing demand are depressing the gaming’s industry’s bottom lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/16/companies/bandai-namco-cuts-jobs/ #business #companies #bandainamco #videogames #jobs

LB> I've heard anecdotally that this happens but holy shit to see a company like Bandai Namco doing it is fucking gross. Fuck you Bandai Namco and every company too chicken shit to, at the VERY LEAST, pay out severance packages to the workers whose lives they plan on upending

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/16/companies/bandai-namco-cuts-jobs/